Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder adapts a Dungeons & Dragons adventure through first-person grid dungeons, party classes, and real-time combat. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.3 / 10
About this game
Eye of the Beholder adapts a Dungeons & Dragons adventure through first-person grid dungeons, party classes, and real-time combat. Classes, spells, and dungeons have classic depth, while traps, resources, and combat demand planning. Pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome, and sparse guidance makes late mazes confusing. This assessment covers the catalogued platform release. This description covers the original sfc release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Eye of the Beholder adapts a Dungeons & Dragons adventure through first-person grid dungeons, party classes, and real-time combat.
Classes, spells, and dungeons have classic depth, while traps, resources, and combat demand planning. Pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome, and sparse guidance makes late mazes confusing. This assessment covers the catalogued platform release. Overall, its main strengths are Classes, spells, and dungeons have classic depth; Traps, resources, and combat demand planning. Its material limitations are Pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome; Sparse guidance makes late mazes confusing. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Classes, spells, and dungeons have classic depth
- Traps, resources, and combat demand planning
Weaknesses
- Pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome
- Sparse guidance makes late mazes confusing
Who it is for: Players who value classes, spells, and dungeons have classic depth and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome and sparse guidance makes late mazes confusing.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Traps, resources, and combat demand planning; Sparse guidance makes late mazes confusing. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Classes, spells, and dungeons have classic depth; Pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Traps, resources, and combat demand planning; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original sfc release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Pad interface, mapping, and inventory are cumbersome. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Westwood Studios
- Release date
- 1991
- Platforms
- Super Famicom / SNES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- First PersonRetro StyleHigh DifficultyFantasyClass Builds2D GraphicsExplorationReal-time Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Super Famicom / SNESWorldwide1991
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